LAMP Consortium

Dates:

July 25, 26 and 27, 2017

Host:

Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, North Carolina

Conference Agenda:

Monday, July 24, 20174:00 PM to 7:00 PMShelton Learning CommonsWelcome to LAMP Camp. Stop by as you arrive in town, pick up your name badge and conference materials, and greet some of your fellow travelers. Those who are staying on campus can pick up their residence hall keys.Tuesday, July 25, 20177:30 AM to 8:30 AMBreakfast for those staying on campus in the Lees-McRae Dining Hall.8:00 AMRegistration desk is open.8:30 AM to 9:30 AMWelcome and IntroductionsMartin Ramsay (CEATH Company)Learning Commons Room 205Welcome to LAMP Camp! In this first plenary session we will get to know each other a bit and talk about the trail we’re about to hike, a trail of exploration and learning, a trail with great rewards for those who are willing to pursue Sakai. We will also provide some perspective about the unique community that is the LAMP Consortium. This session is a must for all participants.9:30 AM to 10:30 AMThe Tenderfoot Trail - Packing for the TripTerry Golightly (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204 Welcome, Tenderfoots! Are you new to Sakai? Then consider this your first excursion into the wild, wonderful world of open source learning management software. This session, the first of three, will cover the basics of Sakai and teaching with this powerful tool. You’ll learn what you need to have to “pack for the trip.”Sakai RoadmapMatthew Jones (Longsight, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 202Matthew Jones is one of the key architects of Sakai’s more recent releases. He is a deep pool of wisdom when it comes to tracking the Sakaiger. In this session Matthew will discuss the updates to Sakai 11 as well as plotting the way forward into Sakai 12 and beyond. Come to this session to learn how the worldwide Sakai development community coordinates its work and moves steadily forward.Transformational Learning: Lessons from a Theologian Turned Online Learning DirectorDarwin Glassford (Kuyper College)Learning Commons Room 205 Transitioning from the traditional face-to-face undergraduate and graduate school setting to serving as a Director of Online Learning created fertile ground for reflecting on learning theory and online learning. The presentation will explore how those reflections are shaping the development of Kuyper College’s first graduate and online program.11:00 AM to 12:00 NoonBobcat Bend - Making CampTerry Golightly (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204 This second session in the Tenderfoot journey into the land of Sakai will focus on some of the basic tools in Sakai and how they can best apply to teaching and learning.We’re Not Talking About SakaiDave Eveland (Johnson University), Laura Gekeler (University of Notre Dame)Learning Commons Room 202Ever wonder how Sakai really compares to other platforms out there? So did we. While not hugely scientific, this session will provide a review of the major features (differences and similarities) between Sakai, Canvas, Blackboard, D2L and Moodle. If you didn’t know you had a good thing going, you will by the end of this session.Roundtable: Sakai Beyond the ClassroomMelissa Mercer (Lees-McRae College)Learning Commons Room 205 At Lees-McRae College, we use Sakai for orientation and placement testing sites, information portals, collaborative group spaces, and much more. Come share the ways your institution uses Sakai beyond the classroom. Tell us what you’re doing or what you want to do and learn how others use the LMS to engage their campus communities. We might even emerge from the session with new and brilliant ideas that we can all take home and put into practice.12:00 Noon to 1:00 PMLunch in the Lees-McRae Dining Hall.1:00 PM to 2:00 PMEagle Eyrie - On the TrailTerry Golightly (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204 By now you’re not a Tenderfoot any more! This third session in the “camping” series will focus on some of the more powerful tools in Sakai, helping those who are less experienced with Sakai learn how to leverage its many functions to deliver on the promise of better teaching and learning.Technology RoundtableMatthew Jones (Longsight, Inc.), Chuck Severance (University of Michigan)Learning Commons Room 202Matthew Jones, one of the primary architects of Sakai 11 and beyond, will lead a roundtable discussion about the technology under the hood of Sakai. He will be joined by Chuck Severance, one of the initial designers of Sakai. Come to this session to get your techie questions answered.Student Data Visualization - The DreamLaura Gekeler (University of Notre Dame)Learning Commons Room 205How might students' benefit from seeing their own data? Would a sense of competition spur them on? What kind of data and calculations would make sense? I'll bring a review of some of the things I'm aware of to open conversation on what you're seeing at your institutions, what you may already use and what you dream of. While I'm certain gamification and/or badging will enter into our conversation, this session is not primarily about that.2:30 PM to 3:30 PMNew Features in the Lessons ToolJohn Padgett (Brevard College)Learning Commons Room 202With version 11 of Sakai, the Lessons tool received several new features and existing feature enhancements to allow instructors greater control over how they organize and present course content and assignments. This session goes beyond the basics of the Lessons tool to showcase some of these features, which include layout and design improvements, easier ways to add content and assignment links, and enhancements in student content areas.JIRA, Java, Jwha?Dave Eveland (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204Ever want to know how you can directly impact the quality and continued improvement of Sakai? It’s not hard, really. Come by to learn how to create a JIRA, or add to one. The greater Sakai community uses JIRA is software used by millions of users every day to plan, track, and release world-class software – think of it as the nervous system of the Sakai community. Come learn how to create, contribute to, and provide feedback on JIRA issues and make Sakai an even better platform.Roundtable: How to Teach RemotelyRob Keeney (Grafton TDS, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 205Have you noticed that teaching remotely is not quite the same as teaching in a classroom full of live people you can see and touch? This session will be be a time of sharing your best strategies for teaching remotely. Come to learn best practices from your colleagues in a facilitated discussion that is likely to be lively and enlightening.4:00 PM to 5:00 PMGetting Started with the Attendance ToolDoug Miller (Brevard College)Learning Commons Room 205This workshop will cover the initial setup and basic use of the attendance tool. Topics include establishing settings, taking attendance (online or offline), grading attendance, and sending grades to the gradebook. Customized CSS for LessonsEric Greene (Clear Creek Baptist Bible College), Dave Eveland (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204Making Sakai look even more amazing can sometimes seem impossible, but if you have access to a pretty good CSS file, and know how to use it, you can just about make anything in Sakai’s lessons area look amazing. Don’t be intimidated by the “code” — you can do this! Come get a file you can take with you to customize and then utilize in your own institution’s course builds. Come find out how you can change font sizes, button sizes, and even the inclusion of Font Awesome icons in your course buildsTaming the Tiger with a Cat: Managing Your LAMP Membership using LAMP-CATMartin Ramsay (CEATH Company)Learning Commons Room 202The LAMP Coordinators Administrative Tool (LAMP-CAT) is a relatively new addition to the suite of tools available to LAMP member organizations. Through LAMP-CAT, coordinators can explore the financial impact of various optional services, manage the branding and appearance of courses in Sakai, manage the rules that drive Delegated Access and who should have access to which courses, create various reports about usage and course membership, and keep key contacts up to date. This session will discuss many of the aspects of an organization’s membership in the LAMP Consortium while demonstrating how to manage many aspects of that membership through the LAMP-CAT portal.5:30 PM — Group DinnerPuerto Nuevo2120 Tynecastle Hwy., Banner Elk, NC 28604Each year at the Conference we “break bread together” off campus. The idea is to get to know your fellow Consortium members in a relaxed environment over dinner. This evening’s dinner will be at Puerto Nuevo, a local Spanish and Mexican restaurant that is highly recommended by local folks.Wednesday, July 26, 20177:30 AM to 8:30 AMBreakfast for those staying on campus in the Lees-McRae Dining Hall.8:00 AMRegistration desk is open.8:30 AM to 9:30 AMWhy Notre Dame is an Active Player in the Sakai CommunityLaura Gekeler (University of Notre Dame)Learning Commons Room 205 In this Prairie Home Companion style keynote, Laura plans to make up for ditching you all last year. She'll ramble on about how Notre Dame is the same and it might be different from the institutions you represent, how she got roped into being on the Apereo Board (and how much she enjoys it now) and how to make for yourself and for your institution your own relationship with Apereo and Sakai because you'd be enriched if you did.9:30 AM to 10:30 AMPlagiarism Detection and Using VeriCiteJohn Padgett (Brevard College)Learning Commons Room 202For all its wonders, the Internet has made it much easier for students to plagiarize, both intentionally and inadvertently. This session will discuss plagiarism and other misuse of sources, offer some strategies to prevent such tendencies in student writing, and demonstrate how to use VeriCite, a plagiarism detection service created by Longsight, to discover some instances of academic dishonesty.Developing Interoperable Learning Tools using TsugiChuck Severance (University of Michigan)Learning Commons Room 204This brief workshop will introduce attendees to the Tsugi learning application framework. With Tsugi you can easily develop rich and powerful tools that plug in seamlessly to any LMS. Tsugi implements the IMS standards and provides easy-to-use APIs to allow developers to focus on building new and interesting tools. Tsugi tools support IMS Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) 1.1, LTI 2.0, IMS ContentItem and IMS Community App Sharing Architecture (CASA) and can be served as part of an interoperable learning Tool App store. As new standards are approved such as those for analytics, Tsugi will support those standards as well.Designing Instructional VideosDoug Miller (Brevard College)Learning Commons Room 205This presentation will review practical design consideration to make when producing an instructional video. Topics covered will include story-boarding, script writing, visual design, production notes, accessibility, and technical considerations. No prior video production experience necessary. This presentation will NOT cover how to use video editing software or recording equipment. It will focus on the design and production process rather than specific tools. 11:00 AM to 12:00 NoonDiscussion Forums RevisitedMelissa Mercer (Lees McRae College)Learning Commons Room 202If your discussion forums need an energy boost, this presentation is for you. When well done, nothing matches discussion forums for engaging students with course content (cognitive presence) and promoting interaction between members of the class (social presence) including the instructor (teaching presence). We’ll examine best practices, common pitfalls, and the nuts and bolts of the Forums tool.An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of CureRob Keeney (Grafton TDS, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 204Using technology is always a risk. At some point it will fail. This roundtable discussion will explore some best practices for mitigating the damage from hard drive crashes, browser failures, and more. Come prepared to share your own ideas as well as ways to educate users.Setting up a Video StudioJohn Harvey (Kentucky Christian University)Learning Commons Room 205Are your instructional videos lacking in quality? Do you wish you knew how to use a green screen? This hands-on workshop will guide you in how to set up and utilize a simple video studio for your institution.12:00 Noon to 1:00 PMLunch in the Lees-McRae Dining Hall.1:00 PM to 2:00 PMNew Features in the New Gradebook ToolLaura Gekeler (University of Notre Dame)Learning Commons Room 202With Sakai 11 we got a next generation Gradebook tool. It has a completely revised user interface and some great new functionality. This roundtable session will allow everyone to learn from everyone else how to use every bit of the power of the new Gradebook.Hide and SeekRob Keeney (Grafton TDS, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 204Use the new collapsible section feature in the Lessons tool to improve readability and provide structure.Warpwire — Secure Video for EducationErin Moore (WarpWire, Inc.), Jenn Summe (WarpWire, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 205In this session, we’ll be showcasing Warpwire, a secure video platform for education that seamlessly integrates into Sakai. We’ll give a brief overview of how Warpwire works and talk about the importance of security and simplicity in educational technology. We’ll also give a live demonstration of our newest features.2:30 PM to 3:30 PMWhy ePortfolios?Terry Smith (New Brunswick Theological Seminary)Learning Commons Room 202ePortfolios offer a tremendous opportunity for students to demonstrate and showcase the accumulative knowledge and skills they have acquired over the duration of their matriculation in a given program. This workshop explores the construction, use and benefits of ePortfolios in the assessment of student learning.LaTex MathRob Keeney (Grafton TDS, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 204No, it's not rubber and it's not gloves! LaTex is a typesetting engine that generates beautiful math visuals from plain text markup. Sakai supports LaTex as an option for courses and projects. Learn what it is, how and when to use it. If you (or any of your instructors) teach math, you will need this plugin.Warpwire — How to Incorporate Video into Your CoursesErin Moore (WarpWire, Inc.), Jenn Summe (WarpWire, Inc.)Learning Commons Room 205In this session, we’ll discuss concrete ways to incorporate video into your courses to enhance the learning experience and facilitate student engagement. We’ll also talk about ways to organize and measure the impact of your media. Get ready to participate in this collaborative session and you’ll leave with new ideas to try in your classroom.4:00 PM to 5:00 PMUsing E-portfolios and Sakai for Assessment and AccreditationTerry Smith (New Brunswick Theological Seminary)Learning Commons Room 202The assessment of student learning outcomes is a crucial and necessary element when performing programmatic assessment for both institutional effectiveness and accreditation. This presentation demonstrates how the use of data derived from e-portfolios and Sakai supports the assessment and accreditation process.Leveraging Lesson Page Statistics for Measuring Student EngagementDave Eveland (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 205As course offerings continue to grow, especially online, more and more institutions are looking to balance or use statistical data to inform a student’s achievement of course goals or outcomes. While not meant to be a single point of evaluation, using information from the Statistics Tool can help inform you about student engagement in a course, provide feedback for use in course redesign or improvement or help you focus on what students really need to do next in a course. Use of Statistics, Lesson page Question feature, User Activity Report in Tests and Quizzes and Statistics & Grading in Forums will be demoed.Why You Must Address Accessibility Now!Terry Golightly (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204What do Miami University (Ohio), New York University, Penn State, and many others have in common? They have all been the subject of a lawsuit related to accessibility. Come to this introductory session to learn about legal expectations and why your institution must be looking at accessibility issues now.5:30 PM — Group DinnerBanner Elk Cafe324 Shawneehaw Ave., Banner Elk, NC 28604During our last evening together, we like to go somewhere nice and, if we can, somewhere local. the Banner Elk Cafe is just the place — it is even two restaurants in one, making for extensive dining choices. Make sure you know which menu and which kitchen you’re ordering from!Thursday, July 28, 20177:30 AM to 8:30 AMBreakfast for those staying on campus in the Lees-McRae Dining Hall.8:00 AMRegistration desk is open for turning in keys.8:30 AM to 9:30 AMReport from the Advisory Council and Open ForumTerry Golightly (Johnson), John Padgett (Brevard), Terry Ann Smith (New Brunswick), G. K. Pennington (Ohio Valley), Eric Greene (Clear Creek)Learning Commons Room 205 The LAMP Advisory Council provides guidance to the LAMP Consortium throughout the year. In this session, they will provide their annual informal report about some of the decisions made and the future prospects for the LAMP Consortium. We will also take the opportunity to discuss learnings and issues coming out of the Conference.9:30 AM to 10:30 AMFacilitating a Virtual Classroom using BigBlueButtonMartin Ramsay (CEATH Company)Learning Commons Room 202With the inclusion of BigBlueButton in the portfolio of tools offered in the LAMP instance of Sakai, virtual meetings and classes have become increasingly popular. However, just as there are techniques and skills involved in facilitating a face-to-face class meeting, these virtual meetings have their own techniques and skillset. This session will focus on setting up and conducting a virtual class meeting to maximize transfer of knowledge and participant engagement.Google for Education + Sakai = ?John Harvey (Kentucky Christian University)Learning Commons Room 205The G Suite of apps for education are extremely powerful. Combining them with Sakai lessons is seamless, and opens up a new world of possibility in the Lessons tool. This workshop will be an overview of how to use Google Apps in Sakai, including how they can solve common problems.You Know You Should, But Do You Know HowTerry Golightly (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 204January 2018 means the deadline for making your courses accessible hits a hard wall. You know your courses should be accessible, but do you know how to make them accessible? This workshop and following labs are your chance to learn how to work with Sakai and with accessibility checkers in MS Office and Adobe to be sure your documents are compliant with WCAG 2.0 and Section 508. We will also look at color issues and font choices that make big differences for people with vision problem and learning disabilities. So bring your questions and your course challenges and we'll work through them together.10:30 AM to 11:30 AMLow Tech Games for Deep Learning in a High Tech WorldMartin Ramsay (CEATH Company)Learning Commons Room 202Deep learning often occurs best when learners interact with each other in meaningful and engaging ways. Our high tech world doesn’t help: our smartphones and social media allow us to give the superficial impression of interaction real engagement. Sometimes you have to look for something simple, something old fashioned, something low tech to overcome these challenges. In this session, Martin Ramsay will discuss his perspective on engaging students using low tech games assisted by technology. And, by the way, we will play a game or two during the session!Becoming a Full-Service Indie Publisher of Open Tools and ContentChuck Severance (University of Michigan)Learning Commons Room 204If open educational resources are to truly compete with commercial publishers, we must provide a full set of open capabilities that support a book. Publishers provide learning resources in a learning object repository (LOR) that allows remixing and easy integration into learning management systems using protocols like LTI. Publishers provide learning resources like slides, assignment, and interactive software to help those who use the book. Every open book should also have a truly free and open MOOC associated with the book that does not depend on any institutional LMS or MOOC hosting provider. We need the ability to have a OER website for a book, a “LOR of my Own”, an “LMS of my Own” and a “MOOC of my Own” using only our locally owned and controlled resources. The tsugi.org project in effect is the WordPress for Open Education. By downloading, configuring, and hosting a simple PHP application augmented by free content delivery networks, it is possible to deploy a scalable worldwide MOOC with surprisingly low cost. This presentation will introduce the tsugi.org software and show how it is used to build sites like www.py4e.com.Leveraging H5P to provide interactive elements in your Online CoursesDave Eveland (Johnson University)Learning Commons Room 205Many online courses consist of low-level, or 'standard' tool sets native to Sakai for online courses. H5P, a free, very easy to use online tool provides a simple means for creating interactive videos, flash card sets, image hotspots, fill in the blanks, presentations and more. Come make your first interactive and place it right into your lesson(s) in Sakai today.11:30 AM to 12:30 PMPlanning for Next Year’s Conference, and Conference Wrap-upMartin Ramsay (CEATH Company)Learning Commons Room 205 We always wrap up the annual conference with planning for next year’s conference. This plenary session will include a review of lessons learned and an opportunity to discuss any remaining questions. There will ample opportunity to shape the format, content and location of next year’s conference.